The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday to discuss potential agenda items at its monthly agenda session. Items approved at the meeting will be moved to the consent …
Char Morrison | Cityview Staff
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County launches American Rescue Plan dashboard
A new landing page on the Cumberland County website highlights the $65 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds that have streamed into the county, and how those funds are being spent.
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‘Ham’ radio enthusiasts promote fun, emergency comms capability
On a cold but sunny Saturday — Fayetteville’s annual Veterans Day Parade is underway a few streets away — a group of amateur radio hobbyists have set up a display at the N.C. …
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Cumberland Schools’ ‘Choice’ program lets students step outside traditional K-12 offerings
For most families in Cumberland County, it isn’t time to start worrying about the 2024-25 school year just yet. But for those interested in enrolling their children in one of Cumberland County …
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Board launches ARP dashboard, denies Civic Center Commission extensions
Cumberland County’s Board of Commissioners on Monday heard updates on the newly launched American Rescue Plan and special projects dashboards, denied term extensions for members of a citizen …
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Commissioners to discuss appointed board terms, hear ARPA presentation
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners will meet 9 a.m. on Monday for the board’s first meeting of November. Here’s what’s ahead.
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Flu season is here. Here’s how to protect yourself.
With colder temperatures this week signaling winter’s approach, something else is coming, too: respiratory illness season.
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27th annual Veterans Day Parade hopes to connect veterans, soldiers
This year marks the 27th for the Cumberland County Veterans Day Parade, an annual procession in downtown Fayetteville honoring veterans. With increased involvement from Fort Liberty soldiers this year, organizers say the aim of 2023 celebrations is to “bridge the gap” between local veterans and Fayetteville’s military community.
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Need help growing stuff? Cumberland’s Master Gardeners has you covered.
Inside Cumberland County’s Cooperative Extension Office on East Mountain Drive is a small, well-decorated office reminiscent of an elementary school classroom. Replete with an abundance of plant- and garden-themed posters lining the walls, there’s also a decorated cork board and plenty of tri-fold displays.
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Fayetteville candidates — a few of them, anyway — attend forum hosted by advocacy groups
Five of the 15 candidates on the Nov. 7 ballot for Fayetteville City Council — as well as both mayoral candidates — gathered Thursday for a forum hosted by advocacy groups Cape Fear Indivisible, Organizing Against Racism: Cumberland County, Common Cause N.C. and Fayetteville Freedom For All at Smith Recreation Center.